Kicking 2 Unhealthy Habits May Bring Big Results, Study Says 研究說剔除兩項不健康習慣或許帶來大成效
◎管淑平
http://iservice.libertytimes.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=590816&day=2012-06-11
Among the deluge of advice on how to be healthier, a new study suggests changing just two particular habits would go a long way toward helping people shape up：Get off the couch, and eat more fruits and vegetables.
一份新研究認為，在有關如何變得更健康的大量建議中，只要改變2項特定習慣就對促進健康很有幫助：離開沙發，以及多吃蔬果。
In the study, researchers asked participants to take part in a various combinations of healthy activities. The researchers divided the study’s 204 participants into four groups.
在這份研究中，研究人員要求參與者參與多種不同組合的健康活動，把204名參與者分成4組。
The group that was told to spend less time being sedentary and to eat more fruits and veggies increased the amount of fruits and vegetables they ate from one daily serving to almost three, on average, and they cut the amount of free time they spent being sedentary by more than 90 minutes per day. That group also changed other unhealthy habits in the process and saw the greatest overall gains.
被告知要減少久坐不動時間和多吃蔬果的那組，他們所吃的蔬果量都提高了，平均從每天1份增加到將近3份，而且每天閒暇時坐著不動的時間也減少90幾分鐘。這組人在過程中也改變了其他不健康習慣，整體進步最多。
Meanwhile, those in the study who were working toward other combinations of goals, such as exercising more and eating less fat, fared less well overall.
而研究中努力達成其他多個目標組合的人，例如多運動、少攝取脂肪等，整體成效沒那麼好。
Researchers concluded that focusing on cutting sedentary time and adding more fruits and veggies ended up also limiting fatty food intake, which often occurs during the hours spent in front of the television.
研究人員結論認為，專注於減少久坐時間及多吃蔬果，最終也會限制通常在看電視時會吃的高脂肪量食物攝取量。
新聞辭典：
deluge：名詞，洪水、氾濫，大量湧至的事物；動詞，氾濫，淹沒。例句：The market is deluged with rumors of the upcoming new product.（市場充斥即將推出的新產品謠言。）
go a long way：動詞片語，大有幫助、很有成就。例句：His advices went a long way toward making our company more profitable.（他的建議對於讓我們公司更賺錢非常有幫助。）
shape up：動詞片語，振作，成形，事物進展或健康狀況、行為表現良好。例句：We have to shape ourselves up before the game.（我們得在比賽前提升我們的體能狀況。）
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